Friday, January 2, 2026

Blogs

Are you an Old Fisherman…Take the Test

Well, yet another birthday has come-and-gone. It seems that since I’ve turned 70, my “check engine light” has come on and refuses to go...

Am I Crazy?

In this column I'm going to reveal a secret that may destroy my career as a cow columnist. It's so bad that my fellow...

Lettuce Eat Local: It’s Snack To School Time

Amanda Miller Columnist Lettuce Eat Local All the pencils, crayons, and notebooks are on sale again — it must be time for school to start again. Backpacks...

Verena’s wedding cake

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen Lovina Eitcher, Old Order Amish Cook, Wife & Mother of Eight   Hello readers! This is Lovina's daughter Verena. Daniel Ray is outside weed whacking and I...

Cell Phone Fiasco

Cell phones and smart phones have become absolutely necessary to many rural folks for them do their jobs or run their businesses. One such person...

Trail Cookies

It's a Sunday afternoon, and I once again find myself picking chickens. That is taking roasted hens and pulling the meat from the bones...

Anything New Under the Sun?

Even though I am a grandpa, I try hard not to look or act like the stereotypical, frumpy, old grandpa who thinks the world...

Gas well experience

This is an era when drilling new oil and gas wells in the U.S. is commonplace. New oil and gas deposits are being found,...